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orthonormal comments on The Ultimate Sleeping Beauty Problem - Less Wrong Discussion

5 Post author: Coscott 30 September 2013 12:48AM

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Comment author: orthonormal 30 September 2013 02:11:50AM 5 points [-]

To expand on this: the thought experiment is a problem for SIA precisely in the sense that the St. Petersburg Paradox is a problem for expected utility. I'm not overly freaked out by either thought experiment.

Comment author: Coscott 30 September 2013 03:58:07AM 0 points [-]

I agree. I am also not very bothered by this paradox. I just thought it was worth pointing out.